permission; approval; authorization; license
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
living by oneself; living alone
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
one room apartment; studio apartment
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
pressure; oppression; suppression
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
emergency transport; ambulance transport
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon